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president obama going on that dodgy college mentalry. he got plenty of laughs from that and everything else as he played the room. the dinner is a pricey shindig. but the question whether that connection is really relevant exists. joining miss is amy argeh-singer of worst woes. i'm proud of you making it in considering how late sdr . >>> there are lots of stars. >> originally it was a chance for reporters to catch up with their sources. those were the original white house correspondents dinner guests. you would bring your sources, government officials you wanted to kiss up with and hopefully give us information through the rest of it is year. >> people will drop by your table. you almost are using the stars as a transactional thing. >> so are the stars relevant. bradley cooper, an a-lister. do you think that really brings in the people who then talk politics. >> i guess you have to ask what is the goal. it start off being an industry dinner, a chance for the reporters to get together and to be on meened terms for one night with the presi
president obama going on that dodgy college mentalry. he got plenty of laughs from that and everything else as he played the room. the dinner is a pricey shindig. but the question whether that connection is really relevant exists. joining miss is amy argeh-singer of worst woes. i'm proud of you making it in considering how late sdr . >>> there are lots of stars. >> originally it was a chance for reporters to catch up with their sources. those were the original white house...
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thanks so much. >> thanks. >>> new words from president obama today on the bombing. joining me now nbc news white house correspondent kristin welker. i know the president was addressing the bombing in his weekly address. what did he say about it? >> reporter: well, alex, the president has been striking sort of a defiant tone both in his weekly address, also remember when he addressed that interfaith service in boston on thursday highlighting the resilience of not only boston but america as a whole, and that's really part of his main message in his weekly address which was released today. take a little business of a listen to what he had to say. >> through the day that is would test even the sturdiest of souls, boston's spirit remains unyou don'ted. america's spirit remains undimmed. our faith in each other, our love for this country, our common creed that cuts across whatever superficial differences we may have, that's what makes us strong. that's why we endure. >> reporter: alex, we have seen the president go into an all-too-familiar role which is sort of the consol
thanks so much. >> thanks. >>> new words from president obama today on the bombing. joining me now nbc news white house correspondent kristin welker. i know the president was addressing the bombing in his weekly address. what did he say about it? >> reporter: well, alex, the president has been striking sort of a defiant tone both in his weekly address, also remember when he addressed that interfaith service in boston on thursday highlighting the resilience of not only...
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it will likely only take 51 votes to remove the provisions that defund obama care. final votes could happen a week from tomorrow. after that, it goes back to the house, which will then have one day to reconcile the senate bill with its own before a government shutdown. >> here we go again, guys. they're in d.c. is the government shutdown going to happen? >> yes. that's the conventional wisdom. i tend to be a little bit weary of that. i think in these circumstances we always -- it gets towards the end and people are predicting doom and gloom. that's a lot of posturing. each side has incentive to hold out so they can get as much as they possibly can get. they eventually get some kind of a deal. i don't know that this is necessarily going to happen again, but that's at least been the track record. >> republicans keep on saying they want to defund obama care because they say that's what the american people want. do we have any real sense on the public's thinking on that? >> you know, the public actually opposes the republican approach of defunding the law altogether. wh
it will likely only take 51 votes to remove the provisions that defund obama care. final votes could happen a week from tomorrow. after that, it goes back to the house, which will then have one day to reconcile the senate bill with its own before a government shutdown. >> here we go again, guys. they're in d.c. is the government shutdown going to happen? >> yes. that's the conventional wisdom. i tend to be a little bit weary of that. i think in these circumstances we always -- it...
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is in connection with the investigation into those ricin-laced letters that were sent to president obama and members of congress. i can tell you, alex, i have been talking to our local affiliate in mississippi who says that his home, dutschke's home, was searched by investigators on tuesday and wednesday of this week. so this arrest comes after that. now, of course, if you will recall, this past tuesday prosecutors dropped charges against elvis impersonator paul kevin curtis. they thought he was behind the letters. he declared his innocence along, and so this past tuesday they did drop the charges against him. now, just for some background, alex, this all relates to those ricin-laced letters that were addressed to president obama and to a republican of mississippi, senator roger wicker. those letters were intercepted though. they were intercepted at off-site mail facilities. so to be very clear, they never got close to their intended targets, but given the timing of this, this happened just really a few days after the boston bombing, it certainly added to the heightened anxiety and alert
is in connection with the investigation into those ricin-laced letters that were sent to president obama and members of congress. i can tell you, alex, i have been talking to our local affiliate in mississippi who says that his home, dutschke's home, was searched by investigators on tuesday and wednesday of this week. so this arrest comes after that. now, of course, if you will recall, this past tuesday prosecutors dropped charges against elvis impersonator paul kevin curtis. they thought he...
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the obama administration has been clear, they're distancing themselves from that concept. you've got an american citizen. we don't have dzhokhar going abroad in training. his brother apparently did. but dzhokhar didn't. and dzhokhar is going to be tried as an individual on his own right. so i think the chances of this ending up as an enemy combatant are very small. >> but you've heard that because of high security concerns they would like to question him for a period of time, albeit briefly, before mirandizing him and reading him his rights. how long can they do that? how far can they go with those questions? >> well, that's a very good question. because the longer we go, the less likely there is that there's a public security issue here. one thing that the defense will certainly raise is the remarks of the police chief of watertown in which he said these are the only two guys, we're done. now the argument from the government will be well, he wasn't informed. but, you know, that's going to be played out pretty significantly by the defense. >> scott, do you have any knowled
the obama administration has been clear, they're distancing themselves from that concept. you've got an american citizen. we don't have dzhokhar going abroad in training. his brother apparently did. but dzhokhar didn't. and dzhokhar is going to be tried as an individual on his own right. so i think the chances of this ending up as an enemy combatant are very small. >> but you've heard that because of high security concerns they would like to question him for a period of time, albeit...
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the joy of president barack obama winning. i must say, in these last four years i'm impressed with what he has done. we were minus 4 million jobs. more americans are insured. more youth have pell grants. registry, in detroit, the number one truck, the ram, number one car, the cadillac, and more troops out of iraq. tremendous odds, against tremendous odds, he has done an amazing job. >> so many things on this president's agenda. i want to speak with you about gun control, because you come from chicago, which has suffered a pretty tough year with the number of murders in that city as a result of gun violence. do any of the president's policies in proposal, or in the think tank, do think address gun control and reducing the violence in our inner cities? >> only in some measure. i wrote president barack obama a letter, and vice president biden. in chicago, gun shops, gun ranges there. drugs come in from the mexica cartels so there are drug cartel there's. guns are manufactured in the suburbs on rock island. so guns and drugs in, p
the joy of president barack obama winning. i must say, in these last four years i'm impressed with what he has done. we were minus 4 million jobs. more americans are insured. more youth have pell grants. registry, in detroit, the number one truck, the ram, number one car, the cadillac, and more troops out of iraq. tremendous odds, against tremendous odds, he has done an amazing job. >> so many things on this president's agenda. i want to speak with you about gun control, because you come...
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president obama with a new message today on syria. it comes just days before he makes a national appeal. >>> polling the public. in town halls across this country, people voicing their pps on the syria question, will they back any action? >> scary moments. a high school football friday turns frightening. what's remarkable is the end result here. >>> in big money headlines, new facts about the latest car sales numbers that might surprise you. good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt". we have a split at the g20 summit. president obama heads back to the white house this morning after getting 10 other nations to sign a joint is statement calling for a strong international response. but france, a u.s. ally, this morning now says it will wait for a u.n. weapons inspectors report before deciding on any action. russian president flood mere putin said it would destabilize the region. secretary of state john kerry is in lithuania. this comes after a week of heated town halls across this country with members of congress. >>>
president obama with a new message today on syria. it comes just days before he makes a national appeal. >>> polling the public. in town halls across this country, people voicing their pps on the syria question, will they back any action? >> scary moments. a high school football friday turns frightening. what's remarkable is the end result here. >>> in big money headlines, new facts about the latest car sales numbers that might surprise you. good morning, everyone....
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the debate in obama care. max and penny kept our bookstore exciting and would always come to my rescue. but as time passed, i started to notice max just wasn't himself. and i knew he'd feel better if he lost a little weight. so i switched to purina cat chow healthy weight formula. i just fed the recommended amount... and they both loved the taste. after a few months max's "special powers" returned... and i got my hero back. purina cat chow healthy weight. still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. wears off. [ female announcer ] stop searching and start repairing. eucerin professional repair moisturizes while actually repairing very dry skin. the end of trial and error has arrived. try a free sample at eucerinus.com. >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt". black to the investigation on the fatal shooting at lax. investigators in l.a. and injure injure are
the debate in obama care. max and penny kept our bookstore exciting and would always come to my rescue. but as time passed, i started to notice max just wasn't himself. and i knew he'd feel better if he lost a little weight. so i switched to purina cat chow healthy weight formula. i just fed the recommended amount... and they both loved the taste. after a few months max's "special powers" returned... and i got my hero back. purina cat chow healthy weight. still running in the morning?...
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no word yet if president obama will fly with presidents obama and bush. >>> weighing on on where he ranks of towering figures the last 100 years. take a listen. >> i think he and gandhi and in america martin luther king are in a category by themselves. gandhi and king were martyred. but the agonizing ordeal of nelson mandela for 27 years and how he came out a better man than when he went in captured the imagination of people as nothing else had. his enduring power is that he showed us that there is true freedom in forgiveness. >>> joining me now, civil rights leader and president of the rainbow push coalition, reverend jesse jackson. awfully glad to speak with you. you listened to president clinton. do you agree he belongs in the statues of history with gandhi, martin luther king jr. if not maybe at the top of the list? >> external persecution and the wil will, dignity. they were driven by their suffering. you define them by what they did with the pain. that is to say when mr. mandela chose to use his pain for transformation. to use his pain for reconciliation, revenge or retaliation it t
no word yet if president obama will fly with presidents obama and bush. >>> weighing on on where he ranks of towering figures the last 100 years. take a listen. >> i think he and gandhi and in america martin luther king are in a category by themselves. gandhi and king were martyred. but the agonizing ordeal of nelson mandela for 27 years and how he came out a better man than when he went in captured the imagination of people as nothing else had. his enduring power is that he...
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that is out of president obama's own mouth. and now he wants to propose more of the same, and you know what, a lot of people on both sides of the aisle, including the liberal columnists are giving it a big yawn. >> and clinton, speaking of columns you wrote a very interesting one about mark leibovich's book "this town," and you talk about how the power brokers are operating and d.c. where the average citizen lives and certainly different worlds, but is that indicative of the problem of the leaders that they are refusing to work together while the people they serve suffer. >> yes, if you look at the income gap that exists of the people in the district, it is one of the high nest the nation, and there are people living literally 10 to 15 blocks from the white house in strict poverty and that is the case all over america. if it is the case in d.c. where the president lives and works, it is obviously the case in america, and the way that you look at d.c. shows the way the rest of the nation exists as well. >> can i ask you, represe
that is out of president obama's own mouth. and now he wants to propose more of the same, and you know what, a lot of people on both sides of the aisle, including the liberal columnists are giving it a big yawn. >> and clinton, speaking of columns you wrote a very interesting one about mark leibovich's book "this town," and you talk about how the power brokers are operating and d.c. where the average citizen lives and certainly different worlds, but is that indicative of the...
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that's what we expect from president obama. alex, i want to set the scene outside the white house for a few minutes to give you a sense of the feeling here. there are protesters, dozens of them saying that they don't want military intervention in syria and that sort of squares with the latest nbc news wall street journal poll that found 50% of americans are opposed to military intervention. if you asked them about a limited strike, that number flips. we have 50% of people saying they could get behind and support some kind of limited military strike. of course, part of this is the spillover from iraq. this is a war weary nation and of course president obama and this administration has been keenly aware of that as they have tried to figure out how to move forward in syria. the administration has been hesitant to get engaged in syria because of the what happened in iraq. i think that's part of why you're seeing these briefings with members of congress and the american people because the president doesn't want this to be another ir
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this is a buck statement from the obama administration. he said he was not going to personally get involved in at this time snowden dealings. is the vice president's call a sign the wows is more involved in the situation than they are letting on? >> i think the obama statement that he was not going to scramble jets to get this guy was more a reflection of he was not going to cause an international ipsident ncident. he would rather put a phone call in taking away his passport that is a very effective strategy isolating him in the moscow airport according to the president. the administration is doing certain things. they are not doing things to cause them any heartburn or infringe on the rights of other countries. they want to avoid that. this is a sensitive topic for them. >> the u.s. believes snowden is holed up in moscow's transit zone somewhere there. officials say they can't consider his asylum request until they arrive at the embassy. how is this going to play out? we are doing a lot of where in the world is snowden? >> i don't know ho
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but this is also sort of the headache for president obama. publicly, he has come out and tried to sort of down play this. he said a little while ago, self days ago, he wasn't going to scramble jets to get a 29-year-old. behind the scenes, there's certainly a lot of maneuvering going, on trying to get edward snowden back. a lot of critics on capitol hill who questioned the hamming of this, who says this makes president obama and this administration look weak on the world stage. then the other side of it, the people who say edward snowden should not be criminalized. 128,000 people have taken to the white house website basically saying that edward snowden should be free. so this is a tough situation for the white house but no reaction yet. alex. >> kristin from the white house, thanks so much. >> thanks. >>> front page politics. new, wisconsin governor scott walker has signed a controversial new abortion bill that requires women seeking an abortion in the state to undergo an ultrasound before the procedure and in heubgts prors unless they have a
but this is also sort of the headache for president obama. publicly, he has come out and tried to sort of down play this. he said a little while ago, self days ago, he wasn't going to scramble jets to get a 29-year-old. behind the scenes, there's certainly a lot of maneuvering going, on trying to get edward snowden back. a lot of critics on capitol hill who questioned the hamming of this, who says this makes president obama and this administration look weak on the world stage. then the other...
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president obama really trying to frame the argument this weekend. he's going to hit the road again next week when he gets back. a two-day bus tour which will take him to buffalo, syracuse and scranton where he will be joined by vice president joe biden. he's a big favorite there among voters. that should get a lot of attention. the president really trying to frame the debate. he'll be talk about college affordability. some of the other issues he talked on involved winding down fannie mae and freddie mac. really trying to map out his larger fiscal goals. all of this is to tee up the fights we'll see unfold in the fall which is the budget and also the debt ceiling which has been a big point of contention in the past. >> i know we have both said how we're looking forward to talking about that. >> reporter: oh, yes. >>> let's get to some more front page politics. a pennsylvania judge has ruled the state cannot enforce its voter i.d. law during the upcoming election. it also barred from having local election officials from telling voters that photo i.d.s
president obama really trying to frame the argument this weekend. he's going to hit the road again next week when he gets back. a two-day bus tour which will take him to buffalo, syracuse and scranton where he will be joined by vice president joe biden. he's a big favorite there among voters. that should get a lot of attention. the president really trying to frame the debate. he'll be talk about college affordability. some of the other issues he talked on involved winding down fannie mae and...
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obama boom economy. any consensus on that that you're hearing in d.c.? >> there's not that much consensus on anything here. but i think what the president is trying to put forward is that they've made progress. i think getting talk in washington back to the economy, something the white house wants to do to get it off the other subjects, including the irs and a.p. scandal. last week the president went on a fund-raising trip to talk to democrats in chicago, and he made the same point in the private fund-raisers i was at. the economy is doing better. the stock market's up. i think what the president is saying, let's keep this momentum going. as you heard, he said we need congress to do its job and get on board here. the message i think is going into the talks this summer about the deficit, about how to cut spending and rein in spending, he also wants to talk about investments. he's still trying to put pressure on congress to do that. you just can't cut, cut, cut. and he's going to keep on that message. >> h
obama boom economy. any consensus on that that you're hearing in d.c.? >> there's not that much consensus on anything here. but i think what the president is trying to put forward is that they've made progress. i think getting talk in washington back to the economy, something the white house wants to do to get it off the other subjects, including the irs and a.p. scandal. last week the president went on a fund-raising trip to talk to democrats in chicago, and he made the same point in the...
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>> mine is the interview with president obama. there are a few topics. i was focused on the president's comment that gun safety advocates should listen more to the concerns of responsible gun owners if they are going to get anything done. it is totally doable. most gun owners support common sense regulations to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them. this would be a smart way to move forward and get something done. >> such a common sense thing that we can take it up on so many topics and we sat down and listened and respected the person on the other side of the argument. president talked a little bit about skeet shooting. interesting read. you tell me. >> back in 2004 president bush won reelection and it was how brilliant the campaign was and how the democrats said never again will we be defeated. we must emulate president bush's campaign. there was a story about how republicans are saying we need to do better. we need to do a better job of being very much involved from the technology standpoint. campaigns have elections, consquence
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on obama care, they are unified in opposition. i think going forward, they will continue to look for whatever problems are in the law and continue to attack them. i don't think we're done with this yet. in the 2014 campaign, even if lots -- even if the website is working they'll find other problems. this law is very complicated. i don't think next year it's going to be working. everybodily either. i think some things will go wrong. this law is so complicated has so many elements. health insurance is very hard to implement. a lot of people don't like their insurance now. i'm not sure it will be perfect on december 1st, 2014 either. >> i want to phrase this to you jackie. are republicans going to run out of talking points if the web ite gets up and running and works? >> well, again, it depends. the website is the main problem we're focusing on now. we don't note what the future holds. whether they really have clung on to this, but if the website starts working and if obama care is successful, yes, this could be very bad for republic
on obama care, they are unified in opposition. i think going forward, they will continue to look for whatever problems are in the law and continue to attack them. i don't think we're done with this yet. in the 2014 campaign, even if lots -- even if the website is working they'll find other problems. this law is very complicated. i don't think next year it's going to be working. everybodily either. i think some things will go wrong. this law is so complicated has so many elements. health...
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they want to see a much stronger position from the obama administration. they say, okay, yes, it wasn't a mass gassing, but why does that have to happen before more -- before more action. before more help? and they're not talking about u.s. marines occupying syria. they're talking about a no-fly zone, or a buffer zone. >> so this is absolutely to be continued. so we'll do so with your help down the road. thank you. >> thank you. >>> new details this morning about how authorities worked to track down the boston marathon bombing suspects. jeff bauman who was injured in the blast came eye-to-eye with suspect number one, tamerlan tsarnaev moments before the bombs were detonated. he lost both legs gut from his hospital bed he gave the authorities a description of the suspicious man he encountered. >> are fbi agents running in the room and cops and investigators? is that what happened? >> yeah, they were there from the moment i was in -- from the moment i was talking right when i got to the hospital. right when i showed up in the ambulance. >> really? and was sk
they want to see a much stronger position from the obama administration. they say, okay, yes, it wasn't a mass gassing, but why does that have to happen before more -- before more action. before more help? and they're not talking about u.s. marines occupying syria. they're talking about a no-fly zone, or a buffer zone. >> so this is absolutely to be continued. so we'll do so with your help down the road. thank you. >> thank you. >>> new details this morning about how...
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obama has been working on this. thing is a tieme of year he wans to get some things done before he does take vacation. the war is winding down but our veterans, especially the disabled veterans are still here. i think part of this is a bid to find some issues where you can find agreement with republicans in the house. in the days in speeches preceding this he's talked about middle class agenda and tax cuts and blaming republicans. here he wasn't playing the blame game but laying out a case if there could be one to find common ground, if for nothing else, to help disabled veterans and other veterans in the areas he talked about, job, physical and mental health, suicide prevention and show them that the nation's not going to forget. >> i feel like you were reading my top lines between my producer and me. we were saying exactly that during the speech. david, let's talk about what happened in the news conference yesterday the president gave from the white house. specifically to the relationship with vladmir putin. the p
obama has been working on this. thing is a tieme of year he wans to get some things done before he does take vacation. the war is winding down but our veterans, especially the disabled veterans are still here. i think part of this is a bid to find some issues where you can find agreement with republicans in the house. in the days in speeches preceding this he's talked about middle class agenda and tax cuts and blaming republicans. here he wasn't playing the blame game but laying out a case if...
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obama pledging $200 million in additional aid. and also defending the fact that the americans have not, at least so far, militaryly intervened in syria. take a listen. >> you know, i think it's fair to say that the united states often finds itself in a situation where if it goes in militarily then it's criticized for going in militarily. and if it doesn't go in militarily then people say, why aren't you doing something militarily? and, you know, my response at this stage is to make sure that what we do contributes to bringing an end to the bloodshed as quickly as possible. >> this really was an effort to try to bring the international community together here, here in the middle east. the last several days, only about 50 hours of them, and israel, the last 24 or so hours here in jordan. and while the president leaves secretary of state john kerry, alex, it's worth noting is going to stay behind, he has meetings scheduled today here in jordan with the head of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas. and then he returns to israel a
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>>> mitt romney disavows obama care. is it the same health care plan the former governor sold to massachusetts? i will talk to the architect of both plans in minutes. >>> the president's meeting with the leader of iraq. exactly what kind of military help is that country seeking from the u.s., and will it happen? >>> in office politics, down to its last days? i talked to cnbc's carl quintanilla about the problems with blackberry. >>> and how much money could this work of art fetch? it's in today's list of number ones. >>> hello, everyone. it's high noon here in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." he's back with a whole lot to say. mitt romney on today's "meet the press," talking about the comparisons between romney care in massachusetts and obama care. >> and perhaps the most important lesson the president failed to learn was you have to tell the american people the truth. what when he told the american people you could keep your health insurance if you wanted to keep that plan, period, he
>>> mitt romney disavows obama care. is it the same health care plan the former governor sold to massachusetts? i will talk to the architect of both plans in minutes. >>> the president's meeting with the leader of iraq. exactly what kind of military help is that country seeking from the u.s., and will it happen? >>> in office politics, down to its last days? i talked to cnbc's carl quintanilla about the problems with blackberry. >>> and how much money could...
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i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect, and defend. >> preserve, protect, and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> thank you, mr. chief justice. thank you so much. thank you, sweetie. >> final preparations are going on right now for tomorrow's public swearing-in and the festivities. day kicks off with the president attending church services right here in washington. for more on tomorrow's program and all the tight security around it, let's head over the capitol hill and nbc's ron mott with a good sunday to you, ron. what can we expect for the public inauguration tomorrow? >> hey, there, alex. good day to you. we don't expect this beautiful s
i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect, and defend. >> preserve, protect, and defend. >> the constitution of the united...
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he's on the wrong side of obama care. he's on the wrong side of economic policies that's pick being away at our economy. cory booker has failed as mayor of newark and fail as senator from new jersey. i'll represent the core values of our state that i've gone up with. cory booker is too liberal for new jersey and the entire country. >> let's talk about the republican party as a whole you're looking to them to support you. but there's a big rift in the party. you have mitch mcconnell facing a huge primary bolt with matt bevin. priebus wrapping up the meetings, he said they should avoid labels, use this word republican. >> it depends what they mean by that. we need to return to a country that embraces small business not big government. country that protects us from our enemies not spy on us. that's the direction goipt. i want america to be a country ever limited government that releases the limited ability of americans to produce. i don't care if you call it conservative, libertarian, that's what i stand for. >> you talked a
he's on the wrong side of obama care. he's on the wrong side of economic policies that's pick being away at our economy. cory booker has failed as mayor of newark and fail as senator from new jersey. i'll represent the core values of our state that i've gone up with. cory booker is too liberal for new jersey and the entire country. >> let's talk about the republican party as a whole you're looking to them to support you. but there's a big rift in the party. you have mitch mcconnell facing...
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and i'm also curious about the impact on president obama. when they say it was a mistake, steve miller say it was a mistake and not an act of partisanship, are people buying it? >> not necessarily. while the watchdog who testified alongside him made it clear he didn't think there was any bit of partisanship in all this and that it was perhaps just a mistake in that they focused too closely on these groups, we did learn during this hearing that the treasury watchdog who had prepared the report began briefing members of the treasury department last june, basically. so you had the deputy secretary of the treasury department, the general counsel there, aware that this investigation was going on. does it mean the watchdog had given him all the information or that they needed to know every detail? what it does suggest is that there were senior people in the obama administration, at least over at the treasury department, who were aware of this just a few months before the erection, and that brings pause to republicans and democrats who say, look, i
and i'm also curious about the impact on president obama. when they say it was a mistake, steve miller say it was a mistake and not an act of partisanship, are people buying it? >> not necessarily. while the watchdog who testified alongside him made it clear he didn't think there was any bit of partisanship in all this and that it was perhaps just a mistake in that they focused too closely on these groups, we did learn during this hearing that the treasury watchdog who had prepared the...
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the worst week was president obama. when the white house press corps is questioning if you've got juice, really not a good week when you are president. the whole question of is he a lame duck president three months into his second term, that's problematic, not that he can't work his way out of. >> not what a president wants to be asked about. morris, your picks? >> susan, really? come on. come on. this is ridiculous. my worst -- let me start with my worst, my worst is those poor germans, the best economy in europe, now the best football clubs in europe. you know what to do with those poor germans. but my best week goes to the economy. again, adding jobs, steady pace, wall street skyrocketing. i don't understand why the republicans cannot praise this president for his stewardship of the economy. susan, i just can't understand t. >> can't start a fight. don't have a lot of time. patricia, i want to end with you. who are your best and worst of the week? >> my best week goes to gabriel gomez, republican nominee now in the s
the worst week was president obama. when the white house press corps is questioning if you've got juice, really not a good week when you are president. the whole question of is he a lame duck president three months into his second term, that's problematic, not that he can't work his way out of. >> not what a president wants to be asked about. morris, your picks? >> susan, really? come on. come on. this is ridiculous. my worst -- let me start with my worst, my worst is those poor...
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and i think obama and reagan are that way. who would have thought that joe biden could have marshalled a presidential campaign? he's doing it right as we speak. he looked very good yesterday. he's likable. if ""saturday night live"" doesn't destroy him, which they might because they did it to jerry ford, he could make it. in fact, hillary must be thinking -- secretary clinton must be thinking i got to fight joe. they'll be really hating me because everybody likes him. that fight coming. once you announce you're going to do something you can't bow out. it's pride. what would be his reason for bowing out? she's better than him? you think he's going to admit that? >> no. >> why should he? who says he is? the hillary people will. each one has a president behind them. >> ah. >> bill clinton wants this probably more than anybody on the planet, more than joe biden or anybody else wants it. because it's his resurrection. it says everything that happened to him in 1998 was wrong. he was wronged. and he came back and the public brought
and i think obama and reagan are that way. who would have thought that joe biden could have marshalled a presidential campaign? he's doing it right as we speak. he looked very good yesterday. he's likable. if ""saturday night live"" doesn't destroy him, which they might because they did it to jerry ford, he could make it. in fact, hillary must be thinking -- secretary clinton must be thinking i got to fight joe. they'll be really hating me because everybody likes him. that...
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i mean, i think, you know, people have been trying to find obama's katrina since the day obama was inaugurated. we took a look at every time this medium was used and tried to ato have it to this president. and it started shortly after he was inaugurated with whether or not aig bonuses for obama's katrina. i don't know why there's this desire to try and paint him in that moment that was, you know, a moment that basically altered president bush's second term completely. i term completely. i don't see the comparison. i understand what others are saying in terms of making sure that the president is seeing and hearing what the facts are on the ground. but i just think trying to create some kind of impression that president obama is overseeing a disaster the magnitude of a hurricane in which 800 people were killed just doesn't seem to make a lot of sense about. >> to your moipt, it is worth noting that people died in katrina, so it is a very delicate comparison. but jayen s ee ee ee een swra s think it could have the same effect that katrina's mismanagement had on george w. bush in terms if the gove
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certainly he's helped raise awareness, as has michelle obama with her anti-obesity campaigns. and so clearly, this trend goes back eight years, thomas, so directionally, we've been kind of weaning ourselves off of drinks. of course we're replacing it with flavored water, the red bulls of the world, so this is a trend that is going to make the soda manufacturers have to get real creative. that's why you see beyonce signing with pepsi and changing the bottle. that's why you see guys like mark jacobs, which is a fashion designer, doing neat things with diet coke. so they're going to have to get creative or water and red bull are going to eat up market share. >> and we've got coupons becoming a staple of the economy. a lot of people have always relied on coupons. i mean now we have reality shows about coupon cutters. but certainly during the downturn consumer interest was very high, but we're seeing a drop-off now in use? >> well, it's interesting that you mention that reality television show called "extreme couponing" in part, they are to blame for the declines. because it became
certainly he's helped raise awareness, as has michelle obama with her anti-obesity campaigns. and so clearly, this trend goes back eight years, thomas, so directionally, we've been kind of weaning ourselves off of drinks. of course we're replacing it with flavored water, the red bulls of the world, so this is a trend that is going to make the soda manufacturers have to get real creative. that's why you see beyonce signing with pepsi and changing the bottle. that's why you see guys like mark...
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perhaps the obama administration will, as well. but why not take a page out of the implementation of part d? why dut let it crater and then come in and have to swoop down and try to pick it up? everyone knew this was coming. you knew it was coming since march 20th of 2010. this is not a surprise to anyone. it's no surprise that the number of visitors were going to be high. when officials from hhs would come to our committee, we'd ask them questions, are you ready for this? can you share us your beta testing, no answer. i asked two weeks ago, are you going to be ready october 1st? it's a yes or no question. i could not get a direct answer to that question. >> congressman michael burgess of texas, thanks so much for your time. watch "meet the press" tomorrow. among david gregory's guests, treasury secretary jack lew and republican senator rand paul of kentucky. topics will include the shutdown and debt ceiling. check your local listings. >>> office politics and we diction what will happen if the debt ceiling crisis is not resolved co
perhaps the obama administration will, as well. but why not take a page out of the implementation of part d? why dut let it crater and then come in and have to swoop down and try to pick it up? everyone knew this was coming. you knew it was coming since march 20th of 2010. this is not a surprise to anyone. it's no surprise that the number of visitors were going to be high. when officials from hhs would come to our committee, we'd ask them questions, are you ready for this? can you share us your...
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but this is a question that is certainly weighing heavily on president obama. the pressure continues on him to mount. of course, 70,000 people, it is believed, have been killed in that conflict inside syria right now. mara? >> nbc's kristen welker joining me live from costa rica. thanks so much. >>> and joining me now here in the studio for more on this, white house correspondent for the hill, amie parnes and congressional reporter for "the washington post," ed o'keefe. thank you both for being here this morning. >> thanks for having us, mara. >> let's listen to a little bit more of what president obama is saying about syria. let's start with that. >> we have evidence that chemical weapons have been used. we don't know when, where or how they were used. we are initiating on our own to investigate and get a better handle on the facts inside of syria. >> amie i want to start with you on this one, the president says he does not foresee a situation where they would put u.s. boots on the ground. but how much pressure is on the white house right now to do something r
but this is a question that is certainly weighing heavily on president obama. the pressure continues on him to mount. of course, 70,000 people, it is believed, have been killed in that conflict inside syria right now. mara? >> nbc's kristen welker joining me live from costa rica. thanks so much. >>> and joining me now here in the studio for more on this, white house correspondent for the hill, amie parnes and congressional reporter for "the washington post," ed o'keefe....
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. >>> obama care explained. a new ad from the government that lets some of the pictures do the talking. we'll bring you the nuts and bolts of the new health care act. >>> the plot twist in that kenyan mall massacre. in some ways, an inside job. >>> it's showtime in afghanistan. a fascinating new documentary that looks at the first national broadcast television network in that country. >>> hello. it is high noon in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. welcome to weekends with alex witt. just two days till a possible government shutdown. house members are meeting right now. at the same time, republicans in the house are holding their own meeting to discuss the way forward on the budget battle. this is all happening a day after the senate passed and then sent back to the house legislation that would continue to fund the government until november 15th. senate democrats stripped a provision that would have defunded obama care. meanwhile, the president is holding firm on the budget and the debt ceiling. >> i will work with a
. >>> obama care explained. a new ad from the government that lets some of the pictures do the talking. we'll bring you the nuts and bolts of the new health care act. >>> the plot twist in that kenyan mall massacre. in some ways, an inside job. >>> it's showtime in afghanistan. a fascinating new documentary that looks at the first national broadcast television network in that country. >>> hello. it is high noon in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. welcome to...
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obama care. they want obama care to have problems. they threw sand into the gears of obama care and are now complaining that there's sand in the gears of obama care. now, these particular issues right now are not their fault. it's the fault of the obama administration, which should have planned better to roll this out better. but the idea that somehow, you know, we should now depend on the republicans to help improve the performance of obama care is kind of pathetic. >> yeah. christina, sebelius will be testifying wednesday in front of that house energy committee. beyond politics, why would congressman issa threaten to subpoena her to also testify before the house oversight committee? >> this is basic politics. there are documents and information that the obama administration is keeping to itself. they are trying to do a lot of different briefings for members of capitol hill. they started with house democrats. house republicans complained about that. they will be getting their own briefing. they'
obama care. they want obama care to have problems. they threw sand into the gears of obama care and are now complaining that there's sand in the gears of obama care. now, these particular issues right now are not their fault. it's the fault of the obama administration, which should have planned better to roll this out better. but the idea that somehow, you know, we should now depend on the republicans to help improve the performance of obama care is kind of pathetic. >> yeah. christina,...
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obama care is more popular than obama, that's how bad his poll numbers a numbers have been. i'm kind of in the middle. i think there will be some sort of immigration reform done before 2014, republicans need one thing in the win column. and i also think they want to set things up for somebody to run in 2016. but we'll say all the things he could have accomplished in 2016. >> timothy dolan is he the church has been outmarketed by hollywood and political voices on the same-sex marriage issue. what is your reaction? >> i'm a cath electric and i am a gay cath electric and i don't think that the catholic church has been outmarketed on this. i just frankly think public opinion and that the numbers there are not on the catholic church's side when it comes to gay marriage. and when you also have a previous pope, pope francis, not the current pope, just talking about gay marriage in general and the sanctity of life and so forth, it sends a message that the catholic church was not, was not, for traditional -- for moderate families out there. but it seemses like the current pope is tak
obama care is more popular than obama, that's how bad his poll numbers a numbers have been. i'm kind of in the middle. i think there will be some sort of immigration reform done before 2014, republicans need one thing in the win column. and i also think they want to set things up for somebody to run in 2016. but we'll say all the things he could have accomplished in 2016. >> timothy dolan is he the church has been outmarketed by hollywood and political voices on the same-sex marriage...
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filed through the obama care website. that figure is the number of people who have stopped on the site, not though purchased plans. meantime, president obama expected to address problems with the website at a health care event at the white house tomorrow. treasury secretary jack lew talked about the glitches on "meet the press." >> i think there's no one more frustrated than the president at the difficulty in the website. there are people working 24 hours a day, around the clock. hhs has said it's going to be putting out information on a monthly basis. hhs has got plans to fix this, and it has to fix it. it has to be done right. >> well, former secretary of state hillary clinton and senator ted cruz rallied crowds at separate events on saturday. cruz was the featured speaker at gatherings in austin and san antonio. clinton spoke at rally. >> the whole country is watching this election. watching to see whether the voters of virginia lead the way of turning from divisive politics, getting back to common sense and common gro
filed through the obama care website. that figure is the number of people who have stopped on the site, not though purchased plans. meantime, president obama expected to address problems with the website at a health care event at the white house tomorrow. treasury secretary jack lew talked about the glitches on "meet the press." >> i think there's no one more frustrated than the president at the difficulty in the website. there are people working 24 hours a day, around the...
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president obama is such a gifted writer. and my understanding is in addition to the in person rehearsals he's really sitting there with the text, fiddling with the words. each one of these presidents does it differently, and it's got to reflect their own style and approach. >> i loft behind the scenes, michael waldman, thanks for bringing it to us. >> my pleasure. >>> if you're hoping to catch a flight anytime soon this, storm could affect your chances of getting out on line. we've got a live report ahead on "weekends with alex witt." on tk from identity theft. to protect you from being a victim in the first place, we have specialists for that, too. ♪ [ alarm blaring ] ♪ [ lasers zapping ] ♪ yep. we make a pretty good team. [ male announcer ] call 1-800-lifelock or go to lifelock.com today. starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. [ coughs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] you can't le
president obama is such a gifted writer. and my understanding is in addition to the in person rehearsals he's really sitting there with the text, fiddling with the words. each one of these presidents does it differently, and it's got to reflect their own style and approach. >> i loft behind the scenes, michael waldman, thanks for bringing it to us. >> my pleasure. >>> if you're hoping to catch a flight anytime soon this, storm could affect your chances of getting out on...
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why is president obama threatening to shut the government down to force obama care down the throats of the american people? >> joining me now is politico reporter for "u.s. news and world record" lauren fox and a reporter, christine know valentino. what do you make of this spin? do you think the voters will buy that? >> the first part of what he said is exactly right. president obama and senate majority leader will say that republicans are threatening to shut down the government. that idea, we've had this multiple times when you've got these big deadlines of government funding about to expire, these threats loom. and people do tend to blame house republicans, not necessarily senate republicans. when you have a divided government like this, senate democrats have a lot of ability to stop anything that republicans want to happen and house republicans have the ability to stop anything senate democrats in the white house want to happen. you end up having a tradeoff of blame and polls show that the american people do tend to blame republicans more. generally they're just very, very angry at
why is president obama threatening to shut the government down to force obama care down the throats of the american people? >> joining me now is politico reporter for "u.s. news and world record" lauren fox and a reporter, christine know valentino. what do you make of this spin? do you think the voters will buy that? >> the first part of what he said is exactly right. president obama and senate majority leader will say that republicans are threatening to shut down the...
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the republicans seem to have conceded to the obama. they're worried that obama has the stronger hand on that particular issue. >> what do you think the gop strategy is here, shirra? >> i think they realize that their caucus cannot handle another divisive fight. there are too many factions within the caucus. they don't want another public fight about it. so they're kicking the can down the road and hope things will be more in their favor by then. >> i spoke to some folks on the set this morning, one of whom said they think it's going to be kick the can down the road again, even after this three-month reprieve. do you agree with that? >> i think the debt ceiling thing is going to keep coming up over and over again because the republicans don't want to concede the whole issue to the president. at the same time, the president is so much more popular than congress, it is hard to have a one-on-one fight with someone who's so much more popular than you are. >> absolutely. i would not be surprised if we see kick the can down the road legislati
the republicans seem to have conceded to the obama. they're worried that obama has the stronger hand on that particular issue. >> what do you think the gop strategy is here, shirra? >> i think they realize that their caucus cannot handle another divisive fight. there are too many factions within the caucus. they don't want another public fight about it. so they're kicking the can down the road and hope things will be more in their favor by then. >> i spoke to some folks on the...
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obama is fully committed to obama care and we had to recognize that politically. there was an effort made to try to dismantle it. i voted 15 times against it. i don't believe in it. but i did not feel like this strategy was going to work. >> what did you do the other 25 or 26 times it came up for a vote. >> frankly when we came back this shutdown could have ended 10 days ago or more. there were only two issues on the table that would have ended the shutdown early yerl and that was the subsidy for member of congress. i released mine. i don't take my salary. i donate it. but the other issue was related to businesses that there's 1100 corporations and they have gotten a pass. they don't have to pay any type of fee. individuals, now have that commitment. they don't get a delay. i thought that was only fair. so just those two issues would have been addressed and agreed to by the democrats we could have ended this shutdown about ten days ago. >> can you look in your crystal ball, sir and let me know what's going to happen come january 15th? if we're going to go through
obama is fully committed to obama care and we had to recognize that politically. there was an effort made to try to dismantle it. i voted 15 times against it. i don't believe in it. but i did not feel like this strategy was going to work. >> what did you do the other 25 or 26 times it came up for a vote. >> frankly when we came back this shutdown could have ended 10 days ago or more. there were only two issues on the table that would have ended the shutdown early yerl and that was...